Hi dear ones,
This is a quick note to let you know that I will be going to my personal retreat in June and will be away for at least till September. I intend to have an immersion in complete listening to that nameless presence that I sometimes call my Inner Guidance, Inner Wisdom, Spirit, God, Self, Love, Stillness… It’s my time to devote myself to That Which Matters Most on a whole new level. I trust that from that deeper space of listening and devotion I will be in a much clearer and higher service to you too, my friends.
This current chapter of my life is called ‘Cultivating my ability to receive’ – receiving love, receiving nourishment, receiving stillness, receiving guidance, receiving Infinite Wisdom, receiving peace. It is like surrendering to a beloved (in my case divine beloved). I don’t know about you but to me it feels very vulnerable and sometimes even scary to open so deep and wide to another person. To let them see and feel me completely. It is one of the things, I have noticed, many of us most long for yet also are most scared of.
This deeper receiving feels also like a most important step into the giving. True giving – which happens effortlessly and overflows on its own – as long as I simply let myself keep receiving. Our culture somehow has forgotten that. When I connect with indigenous cultures of our world, people there feel deeply nourished, there is a sense of fullness and love in them that I have rarely seen here in the U.S. And, the beautiful thing about it is that one of the important things that nourishes them the most is the simplicity of their life style. That’s in addition to the humble care and reverence they feel towards our Mother Earth – it fills them with the feeling of oneness and interconnectedness on many levels. I have been learning a lot from them lately, and am called to a similar union with our Mother. To be nourished by the simplicity and ease of being alive, and letting go of all the old habits of over complication (our western world has taught that well).
I feel that in order for our culture to find peace and harmony and sustain it, it sooner or later has to come back to the original desire to live in a deep reverence and care for our Mother Earth. No other peace can be sustainable if it doesn’t ripple out and get to awaken everything around us into more peace and harmony. Peace that is held just inside of us without letting it radiate out, soon suffocates and dissipates. Peace that is let out, that is allowed to radiate as brightly as it wants to; that is allowed to guide and show us the way, sooner or later brings us back to our innermost connection and harmony with our Mother Earth too. And when we fully and completely open our hearts to her – we receive much love, healing, kindness and care back. More than we can imagine.
This is a little bit of my flow. There is definitely A LOT happening on many levels. Yet for now, this feels enough to share. I love you, and wish for your journey to be exactly as it is, for I know that the greatest gifts and blessings are offered to you in each moment. Every moment of your life is designed by You, the intelligence that is benevolent beyond measure.
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Many blessings on your ever deepening journey of courage, trust and receiving of Love.
Julia
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Dear Julia,
I believe your retreat will not only serve you well,but all who stay in contact with you will be blessed at a soul level.
Yes, the powerful people too often in our country have put money and material accumulations before the more enduring treasures you named. We are going through a huge shift of opening up to Mother Earth’s call for us to wake up and love each other and care for the beautiful planet we have been privileged to dwell on. I bless you as you begin this deepening of your spiritual life and look forward to hearing from you in the fall.
Love,
Opal
Beloved Friend:
Bon Voyage, Bien Viaje. Good journey into the Mystery. I know you will return with your heart and arms full of treasures. I send my blessings, like soft footsteps behind you, offering flower petals to each place you touch the earth, and soft footsteps beside you, like a good friend who gives you exactly as much space and love as you need in each moment, and soft footsteps before you, clearing your way of any obstacles and opening the way for your presence. You are loved and beloved. May your Silence speak in harmonious melodies and fill your heart with gladness.
hugs and kisses…..